By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Alderman Bobby Cox wants his fellow city officials to put on their “thinking caps” and develop ideas to combat Water Valley’s litter problem. Cox spoke at the end of the Sept. 2 meeting of the mayor and board commenting that he had heard nothing but good things following…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Police have arrested a Water Valley couple and charged them with molestation and rape involving minors. Joseph Brian Patton, 41, and April Lynn Patton, 28, were arrested Wednesday, Sept. 3, after police obtained a warrant and searched their Central Street home, according to Police Chief Mike King. Evidence…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – After years of speculation that the Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center in western Yalobusha County would close, restructuring by the U.S.  Department of Agriculture (USDA) means the facility will remain open.     Speaking at last week’s supervisor meeting in Coffeeville, Yalobusha Economic Development And Tourism Director Bob…

By Lucia Holloway Contributing Writer WATER VALLEY – Dog days of August and September come and go. Dog days of summer stay for Nancy and Don Giles. They host an animal shelter of their own – not of their own choosing, but dogs and cats just gravitate to their door step.   In 2001, when…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – A lot has happened in the decade Upton Reynolds has been gone from Water Valley, attending college and working six years in the financial industry. During his journey, he has worked in numerous cities – Los Vegas, Seattle, Vancouver, Silicon Valley, to name a few – and…

WATER VALLEY – Over 40 local artists and musicians will participate in the 6th annual Water Valley Art Crawl on Saturday, Sept. 20. Art will be on display from 5:30 until 9 p.m. at 14 stops, all within an easy-to-walk half-mile radius, according to Ramona Bernard, one of the organizers from the Water Valley Arts…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – A tax complaint by the county’s former tax assessor/collector was addressed at Monday’s supervisor meeting. As part of the tax process prior to the 2014-15 county budget being adopted, Guy Dale Shaw initially filed a registered complaint with the Board of Super-visors asking for his entire 160-acre homestead…

o WHEN, WHERE:  Friday, 7 p.m. at Calhoun City High School Field o RECORDS: WV 1-1(0-0) Calhoun 2-0(0-0) o SERIES: WV leads 13-9-0 o FIRST MEETING:  1949 WV won  37-14 o LAST MEETING:   2013 WV won 42-6 o LAST WEEK: Water Valley lost to Coffeeville 20-14,  Calhoun City defeated Houston 40-0 o TV: Cable Channel…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A massive search for a four year-old who wandered off from his house last Wednesday morning had a happy ending after first responders found him in a heavily wooded area about a quarter-mile from his house near Coffeeville.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys said dispatchers received a call from the…